entropy
/ˈentrəpi/noun
उच्चारण एन्ट्रपी
एंट्रॉपी, अव्यवस्था की माप
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[U] physics
a measure of the disorder of a system; a way of measuring the lack of order that exists in a system
एंट्रॉपी, अव्यवस्था की माप
- Entropy always increases in an isolated system.
- The second law of thermodynamics says that entropy tends to increase over time.
- In physics class we learned that entropy measures how disordered a system is.
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- The entropy of the gas rose as it expanded into the larger container.
- Melting ice is an example of an increase in entropy.
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[U] formal
a lack of order or predictability; gradual decline into disorder
अव्यवस्था, विघटन
- the entropy of old institutions
- Without regular maintenance, the colony slowly drifted into entropy and neglect.
- Writers sometimes use entropy to describe a slow slide into chaos.
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- Without strong leadership, the organisation fell into entropy.
- The old factory stood in a state of entropy, with rusted machines everywhere.
Synonyms disorder chaos decline deterioration decay
Opposite order organization
AaSpelling
en·tro·py
?Which word?
Keep the disorder words together: entropy, chaos, disorder, anarchy, mayhem.
अव्यवस्था के शब्द साथ याद रखिए: entropy, chaos, disorder, anarchy, mayhem।
§Grammar and usage
Usage: in ordinary language, entropy means a gradual move towards disorder.
प्रयोग में सामान्य भाषा में entropy का अर्थ धीरे-धीरे अव्यवस्था की ओर जाना है।
✓In the exam
General knowledge
Science GK: the second law of thermodynamics states that the entropy (disorder) of an isolated system always increases; the first law states that energy can neither be created nor destroyed (conservation of energy).
विज्ञान GK में ऊष्मागतिकी का दूसरा नियम कहता है कि किसी पृथक तंत्र की एंट्रॉपी (अव्यवस्था) सदा बढ़ती है; पहला नियम कहता है कि ऊर्जा न बनाई जा सकती है न नष्ट की जा सकती है (ऊर्जा संरक्षण)।